Wednesday, February 8, 2012

I do! Well at least what I do have are now organized! I'm on an organizing frenzy lately. Last night I decided I needed to organize my buttons. I had been keeping them in my sewing kit in a plastic bottle. Some accumulate on the dryer, in a drawer. You know, those that fall off of a shirt and never get put back on. My husband should know better than to leave that up to me. He used to sew his own back on all the time. Since when did I become appointed keeper of the buttons?

I have had this plastic container for awhile stuffed in a cupboard. I have no idea what my original intent was when I purchased it, but it thought it would be great to sort out my buttons. Now maybe that I have all of them sorted I can begin to figure out which ones need to go back on clothing. Soon...

Disclaimer: I did not take the pics at this angle. Blogger automatically turns them and I have no idea how to change it!

Well, not really.So don’t everyone decide they want to be my friend so I can share the wealth.I think you have to actually buy a ticket and play to win, don’t you?That’s alright, because this is much better!

My parents were working on updating their will and my brother had to give me the good news.They were leaving the minivan to me.I know he was secretly jealous, and there may even be a fight in the future over it.He was getting their newer Mitsubishi.And even though the all wheel drive vehicle drives like a Cadillac, and has this awesome mirror that will even let you know if ice conditions exists, this beast cannot compare to a 1985, well maybe it’s newer than that because didn’t DVD’s just start rolling out around this era?I’m just too excited to concentrate!

I know my brother was secretly upset because driving the van is like driving a school bus.As least that’s how I envision it.Will I need a chauffeur’s license when I get this?Hmm should that be a new law we could pass?You need to have a chauffeur license to drive these awesome vans!

This van was given to my mother after her parents passed away.Since then, I know she is wishing she hadn’t bought her Mitsubishi, because the minivan is just so awesome!The leather seats, at least I envision them as leather, feel like butter with some toast crumbs in it.Riding in it is like riding on the wavy rapids in, lets say Colorado.You get that rocking feeling each and every time.It does not disappoint.And with the fact that I get car sick, makes it even better.

Just to let you know hot totally awesome this van is, it even has a DVD player in it!How jealous are you now?Each and every time my brother and I go to, let’s say a “flea market” he always lets me drive because he knows how much I like it.It reminds me when we were in high school and because we had such a rust bucket awesome Toyota, we would fight over who got to had to drive it.We got to the point of running out of school early and hiding in it with the passenger door locked so the other had to got to drive home because we knew how much the other wanted to drive it.Those were the good ole days.

Sorry, I’m getting off the subject, but it’s only because I am so excited about the van!Did I mention it’s an Oldsmobile?I know if Cadillac realized how awesome these mini vans were they would totally steal the designs and market them for their own.

So after my brother gave me the good news my mom had to go and burst my bubble.I know she secretly wanted to give me something special after she was gone.You know like the family jewels.Only there aren’t any, so she thought this van would be the next best thing.

Because my brother was so jealous she decided to change the stipulations and not designate each of us one of their vehicles.I’m still at a little confused because they have a vehicle for almost every day of the week, and this van must be at the top of the list, because she didn’t mention anything about the other vehicles.I know she could feel my disappointment.So my next question was, if we are splitting everything in half, which tractor do I get?I said I think I wanted the Allis Chalmers, because it's little like me, and maybe I would just have to get that early.My dad looked in the mirror with a grin and said oh, I don’t think so.Yet.I think I heard a yet in there.At least in my mind that’s how it went, so I’m going to go with that for now.

About Me

I was raised in the country and have made my way to small town living. I have started my family on a journey for a more independent lifestyle. We currently live in Central Iowa, therefore, have cold winters and warm summers. Some of our journey includes growing a variety of produce, raising chickens, baking and cooking instead of buying prepackaged, making our own cleaners, sewing, and generally trying to spend and consume less. We try to eat organic when possible. We belong to a natural food co-op and are able to get many items in bulk which helps on the expenses. We use the motto: reuse and recycle items when possible.
This blog entails our journey.